Abstract: An ice making and storing system which may be mounted in a refrigeration appliance. The ice making and storing system includes an ice making mechanism, a removable ice storage receptacle positioned adjacent to the ice making mechanism, an insulated cover for the ice making mechanism with a portion engageable with the ice storage receptacle to provide a thermally tight seal between the cover and the ice storage receptacle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 11, 2007
Date of Patent:
July 17, 2012
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation
Inventors:
Eric R. Meyerholtz, Richard A. Webster, Dawn M. Kracker, Patrick J. Boarman, Gary W. Wilson
Abstract: A thermostat control having improved user controls wherein an analog version contains a binary coded switch for selectively setting a setpoint temperature. The binary coded switch is configured to have discrete positions corresponding to a plurality of setpoint temperature settings. It contains, among other things, a resistor network configured to produce a setpoint signal indicative of the binary coded switch position and a setpoint adjust switch for setting the binary coded switch position. Also, digital version having a man-machine interface port, wherein point information from a controller can be viewed and modified with the thermostat control device controls when a hardware passkey is inserted into the man-machine interface port.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 1998
Date of Patent:
August 10, 1999
Assignee:
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
Inventors:
Donald E. Charles, Christopher Wojtowicz, Kenneth F. Wolfinger